St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-08-25

| uc AMERICAN OAR ASSOCIATION,
which the late Judge Poland was on,
of the founders, met at Saratoga las
week. Thomas j. Semmes of New Or
leans, who delivered the PRESIDENT
address, paid a warm tribute to Judge
Poland.
There was never such a crop o
rOwen as this year. In many field
the second crop of grass is not only
very thick, but herdsgrass and clover
are both headed out and in blossom
The present week, however, has been
a poor one for securing it.
The band has made number OF
unsuccessful efforts to give an outdoor
concert for the past two weeks bat bad
weather has interferred. Another at
tempt will be made this evening and
if it rains final effort will be put
forth Saturday evening.
The Merchants Exchange block
Rutland, in which Frank M. Crows
store is located, has been damaged a
second time by fire. Grow was for
merly with his brother George of this
place. His loss was slight, but fire
seems to banker after him.
The fall term at the academy be-
gins Tuesday. Mrs. Minnie B. Hazen
has resigned her position as teacher of
music and her place will be taken by
NJ. H. Eddy. With this exception
there will be no changes in the faculty
of last year. The outlook for large
and strong new class is good.
Potatoes are bound to be small
and poor in this section. Too much
wet, too many bugs, too much Paris
green. G.. w. Spencer expects few
carloads from Grand Isle and if they
are as nice as those grown there last
year there will be a good demand for
them.
-Taxidermist Graham's business is
getting to be one of the industries of
the place. Mr.. Graham has just re-
ceived an order of over so cases of his
grotesque groups for Chicago muse
um. Among his later designs is a cap
ital miniature sugar camp, and he is
just completing salvation army. This
last is particularly life-like save that
the noise is missing.
"A woman and her son, aged AZ and
26, giving their names as Kate and
George Colby, and claiming resi-
dence in st. Johnsbury, victimized
many charitable people in Keene, N.
H., last week by telling pitiful story
of the woman's restitution and deser-
ton by her husband. Both parties
were arrested for blackmail, but were
discharged under promise to leave
the state. Nobody knows them here.
We are requested to say that per-
sons wishing to make contributions to
Mrs. Montgomery are asked to send
them as soon as possible to Mrs. p. d.
BlOdgett or Mrs. II. G. Newell. Small
articles for making homes pleasant, as
pictures, books, room furnishings, etc.,
as also money, will be acceptable.
Mrs. Montgomery will be here for q
few days early in September, just be-
fore her going to her missionary work
in Turkey.
AT the Free Baptist church las
evening the following delegates were
elected to attend the Wheelock quar-
terly meeting of Free Baptist churches
at Newport Centre, Aug. 2128 Rev
F. E. Dawson, Deacons F. Switzer anC
M. Clifford, John Farnham and Mrs
M. Clifford. Rev. F. E. Dawson is tt
preach the conference sermon. 1t was
voted to request the next session o
the quarterly meeting at this place.
Lest some of the Vermont teach
ers may think that the article on the
fourth page, "English as She is Learn
ed," reflects on their intelligence, W.
hasten to say that the answers to thu
questions noted were made by unsuc
cessful candidates. The answers will
bear careful and thoughtful reading
and we would be pleased to have tn,
teachers account for this great displa.
of ignorance on the part of some OF
their graduates.
The MOrrisville camp meeting las
week was very successful. On Frida.
an instructive address was delivered
by Mrs. A. L. Bailey of st. Johnsbur,
before the Ladies Missionary society
A powerful sermon was preached b.
Rev. II. p. Frost of st. JOhnsbury iron
John iii, l6-I7 saying that as a paren
knows the wants and dangers of tn
child so does God know the danger
surrounding the children of this world
Willie McGann, the evangelist, wa
among the speakers.
A New Street Laid Out.
The selectmen have changed Waite
street i'm Fairbanks village by laying
out new street which will start il
near the gas hOnse and come on
near the custom blacksmith shop, op
posite the scale foundery. This will
necessitate pulling down the brio
dwelling house just below the new ma
chine shop and the removal of tn
blacksmith shop. This change O
street is desired because of the prox